Yun Chi-ho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Korean politician and resistance activists
Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1864
Place of Birth: Asan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Date of Death: 09-Dec-1945
Profession: teacher, politician, journalist, philosopher, autobiographer
Nationality: South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Yun Chi-ho
- Yun Chi-ho (Korean: ???, hanja: ???, 1864 – 1945) was an important political activist and thinker during the late 1800s and early 1900s in Joseon Korea.
- His penname was Jwa-ong (??, ??); his courtesy name was Sungheum (??;??), or Sungheum (??;??).
- Yun was a prominent member of reformist organizations such as the Independence Club (????;????), led by Seo Jae-pil, the People's Joint Association (?????;?????), and the Shinminhwae (???;???).
- He was a strong nationalist especially in his early years; pushing for reform and modernization of the Joseon government.
- He also served in various government positions and was a strong supporter of Christianity in Korea.Although Yun's early years were filled with strong support of patriotic and nationalist movements, there seemed to have been a change in Yun's approach to Korean independence in the wake of the Japanese dominance in Korea, starting with Korea becoming a protectorate of Japan in 1905, and then fully annexed into the Japanese Empire in 1910.
- Because of Yun's apparent change in attitude toward Korean independence and his lack of support of nationalist movements, like the 1919 Samil Movement, many Koreans today see him as a collaborator with the Japanese.Yun Chi-ho was a member of one of the prominent yangban families of Korea.
- Son of General Yun Ung-nyeol, who served as a minister in the Joseon government.
- he attended Vanderbilt University in Tennessee before transferring to Emory University in Georgia.
- He was also an early leader of the Korean YMCA and a South Korean Methodist.
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